An accidental fire at a Harford County home caused $500,000 in damages Tuesday afternoon, according to a news release from the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
At about 4:44 p.m., Bel Air volunteer firefighters responded to a house fire in the 500 block of Adelaide Lane in Bel Air, according to the release. It took 45 firefighters to control the blaze in 30 minutes.
No injuries were reported, but the fire caused $250,000 in structural damage and $250,000 in damage to the house’s contents.
Starting in the attached garage, the fire was caused by a mechanical failure of the engine compartment of a 2010 Acura TSX, the release says.
After the owner came home and parked in the garage, a landscaping company employee who was mowing the lawn told the owner that they saw smoke coming from the garage, according to the release. The owner opened the garage door and saw heavy smoke. As they tried to extinguish the fire, it damaged another vehicle inside the garage and another parked in front of it.
